TOGO VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,505	1	5,739	+ 766
Malaria	2	5,651	2	5,075	+ 576
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,601	5	3,190	+ 1,411
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,141	3	4,142	- 1,001
Low Birth Weight	5	2,635	9	2,005	+ 631
Birth Trauma	6	2,487	8	2,309	+ 178
Stroke	7	2,448	4	3,574	- 1,127
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,439	7	2,316	+ 124
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,855	15	881	+ 975
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,360	12	1,170	+ 190
Meningitis	11	1,306	14	941	+ 365
HIV/AIDS	12	1,200	6	3,007	- 1,807
Malnutrition	13	1,110	32	254	+ 856
Liver Disease	14	1,054	10	1,517	- 463
Other Injuries	15	1,020	16	834	+ 187
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,010	11	1,181	- 172
Kidney Disease	17	928	13	1,159	- 231
Cervical Cancer	18	821	23	421	+ 400
Hypertension	19	782	20	672	+ 110
Tuberculosis	20	762	35	216	+ 546
Violence	21	752	18	723	+ 29
Suicide	22	589	19	711	- 122
Maternal Conditions	23	534	21	601	- 67
Liver Cancer	24	507	26	312	+ 195
Measles	25	463	67	3	+ 460
Lung Disease	26	449	17	823	- 374
Asthma	27	364	22	587	- 223
Drownings	28	352	33	225	+ 127
War	29	342	68	2	+ 340
Breast Cancer	30	333	24	362	- 29
Falls	31	321	27	307	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	32	301	30	280	+ 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	297	25	328	- 31
Pertussis	34	289	29	282	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	35	287	31	276	+ 12
Fires	36	273	36	215	+ 57
Poisonings	37	240	42	153	+ 87
Prostate Cancer	38	199	39	186	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	185	34	224	- 38
Epilepsy	40	184	37	210	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	159	28	297	- 138
Syphilis	42	114	48	94	+ 20
Lymphomas	43	108	38	190	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	104	44	115	- 11
Bladder Cancer	45	103	56	52	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	46	97	45	111	- 14
Schistosomiasis	47	96	46	98	- 2
Lung Cancers	48	94	51	76	+ 18
Oral Cancer	49	88	43	131	- 43
Skin Cancers	50	85	40	159	- 74
Tetanus	51	70	50	80	- 10
Ovary Cancer	52	68	49	88	- 21
Skin Disease	53	67	52	75	- 8
Drug Use	54	66	41	158	- 91
Hepatitis B	55	64	53	65	- 1
Alcohol	56	59	54	64	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	57	57	58	40	+ 17
Leukemia	58	43	59	39	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	59	39	47	96	- 57
Appendicitis	60	37	60	23	+ 13
Encephalitis	61	32	55	57	- 25
Uterin Cancer	62	29	57	52	- 24
Ascariasis	63	29	65	6	+ 22
Hepatitis C	64	22	63	8	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	65	19	66	5	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	61	13	- 4
Other Neoplasms	67	9	62	11	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	6	64	7	- 1
Diphtheria	69	3	69	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Burkina Faso

Togo

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.